May 19, 2012

Bushwick Open Studios, considered the best open studio event in New York, is just around the corner. This year, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Two Coats of Paint, I invited
Austin Thomas of Pocket Utopia, one of the first artist-run spaces in
Bushwick (recently reopened on Henry Street in the Lower East Side), to curate a painting exhibition at Two Coats's new Bushwick HQ.

Please stop by on Saturday, June 2, 4 pm, for an artists' reception and conversation about painting (and some cake!)

NAMED BEST OPEN STUDIO BY THE L MAGAZINE: “Other studio-dense
districts like Long Island City, Gowanus, Red Hook and Sunset Park can’t
compete with the spectacular quantity and quality of the art being
produced in converted warehouses beyond East Williamsburg. Nor does any
other neighborhood have a group quite like Arts in Bushwick to get
everyone coordinated for a massive one-weekend art party.” – The L
Magazine – full story

“For people whose art forays rarely extend beyond Chelsea’s
Thursday-night gallery openings, the festival in Bushwick, Brooklyn,
held mostly in alternative spaces, offers entrée into a more underground
scene.” – Melena Ryzik, The New York Times – full story

“New York art critic Jerry Saltz recently described the
thriving scene in Bushwick as the “closest thing to the ’80s East
Village.” And Bushwick’s culture producers do tend to run their DIY
galleries out of living rooms, storefronts and forsaken industrial
spaces. But behind the neighborhood’s creative mayhem, there’s a
distinctly organized, promotion-savvy streak.” – Anne Wehr, WNYC – full story